New Hampshire Statesman And State Journal

PENNSYLVANIA FRAUDS.

We mentioned last week that from one of the districts in Philadelphia, Mr. C. J. Ingersoll the Tory candidate for representative in Congress had been declared elected, notwithstanding an acknowledged majority for Naylor, his opponent, of 776 votes. It turns out that the demagogues have overreached themselves, and not only exposed their iniquitous conduct but defeated their own object. We abridge the account from a Philadelphia correspondent of the New-York Courier and Enquirer. To understand it the reader should recollect that the tally list in the 7th ward, the strongest Loco Foco ward in the Northern Liberties, was lost, and it was contended that the intentional loss of these votes was a good reason for rejecting the whole vote of the Northern Liberties.

'Mr Ingersoll thrust himself into the Hall and commenced a speech. He declared that because the 7th ward had lost its "tally list," the vote of the whole district of the Northern Liberties should be thrown out (1300 Whig majority.) This would elect him, of course, and three of the judges argued that he was right. The Whigs refused to yield. After disputing and discussing until late in the evening, the ten loco foco judges of the county retired, when the three Whig judges of the third district as in duty bound, deducted the vote of the 7th ward, which was not properly vouched for, and returned Mr. Naylor as elected. The loss of the 7th ward left a Whig majority in the county, and seven judges accordingly returned the Whig Senators and Assemblymen, and made their report to the Sheriff, who signed the report and sent them on to Harrisburg.

Next morning the Loco Focos found out their mistake, and hunted up the lost tally list of the 7th ward, and the ten Loco judges made out returns with Loco county members of Legislature, but the sheriff, of course, would not receive them, as he was ordered by law to send on only one set. The discovery of the 7th Ward tally list of course elects Mr. Naylor, so that Mr. Ingersoll is thrown out at any rate, but his anxiety for himself has jeoparded his party ticket so much that he is now the object of general malediction by the Loco Focos—and probably could not gain five hundred votes in his district.'

The United States Gazette, has the following explanation which makes good the above information.

'We stated in our last, the situation in which the county returns were left on Friday afternoon. We learn that those judges who were willing that the people should be heard, made out correct returns of the county on return day, Friday, and handed them to the sheriff, who in fulfilment of his duties forwarded them to Harrisburg.

On Saturday those return judges who had been unfortunately induced to hesitate between duty and party feeling, carried to the sheriff another set of returns. These of course could not be sent to Harrisburg, inasmuch as one set of returns had already been forwarded.

This state of affairs so disastrous to the Van Buren men, is brought about by the greediness of Mr. Charles J. Ingersoll, to have himself returned as member elect to Congress from the third district—and though his wicked plans were, it would seem, adopted by the judges, yet no sooner is it proved that he has overreached them, than those who would have rejoiced with him in his success, turn and curse him as the author of their misfortunes. The commonwealth has certainly much occasion to blush for the disgraceful plot which has exploded.'

Who and what Mr. Ingersoll (the author of this barefaced fraud) is, the reader may form some judgment by reading the following letter, some time ago written by him to the editor of a Philadelphia newspaper. The best of the joke is that the fraud has reacted upon its abettors;—since by means of it the Tory members of the Legislature from the county will lose their seats, and thus secure the election of a Whig Senator in Congress.

'Mr. Binns: I endeavor to molest nobody with my political sentiments, though I disdain to disguise them, however heretical they may sound at this time of tide. If I had been capable of reason and reflection when the American Colonies took up arms, I should have been what is termed a Tory; nor can I ever consider that an appellation of reproach.

C. J. INGERSOLL.'